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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Six months ago De Lesseps sold SOL, 100,
900 of the Panama canal bonds for $780,
100000 in cash. And now the same enter
prising financier is begging for a new
loan. A terrible financial crash may be
expected in France when the bottom drops
out of the canal scheme.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Our readers will remember the brutal
assassination of the Rev. Mr.. Haddock at
Sioux City, Iowa, some months ago, be
cause of his efforts in behalf of the pro
hibition law. He did not die in vain, for
his death created such feeling that every
saloon in Sioux City is now closed, and
eight saloonkeepers are in Jail, unable to
pay the heavy fines that have been imposed
upon them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The other day little girl walked into
the police court at Buffalo, n. Y, and
asked for warrant for the arrest of her
husband for non-support 1t appeared
that last January clergyman of Buffalo
united in marriage Hubert w. Stone, aged
sixteen, and Grace Kendall, not yet four,
teen years old Another couple of sixteen
and fifteen years respectively were mar
ried by the same minister. The clergy
mans name should be given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Total. -. IOj 30 s69dS9i sS37,4@i s35954O
1t will be seen that the value of property
burned was more than double the amount
of the insurance. This need not be, with
the great number of first-class companies
and agencies within the limits of the
State. In the United States for the year
1885 the number of fires was l5,322 num-
Der of risks, 26,Ol2, and property losses
SlO4 924 $50
From the first of last January to the ETH
of March, 1887, the losses by fire in the
United States aggregate sl",00h29'' al
which rate the losses for 1887 will be $780,
s63, 23s. The fact that a hundred muiohS
of dollars worth of property is wiped out
every year in this country is certainly an
indication that something is wrong, either
in methods of construction of our build
ings, in want of precaution against fire,
or in the moral character of insurers OF
property, or in all three.
President Garrett of the Baltimore ana
obio railroad has given 5000 to the ne "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Ottawa, p. O., advices say that there
is not one word of truth in the outline of a
proposal which, it was alleged, had been
made by Canada to the British govern
ment regarding the fishery matter. Said a
member of the cabinet: "There is too
much of this bogus official information
being telegraphed from Ottawa, and the
government is taking steps to punish the
culprts. The whole despatch from be-
ginning to end is a base imposition"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.

The appointment Of Col. Aldace f. Wal
ker as member of the interstate com
mission, is as much ofa surprise as the APP
pointment of Mr.. Phelps as minister to
England. Like that, however, it could
hardly be bettered. These appointments
are in some respects, the most important,
that Mr.. Cleveland has had to make. ON
the success of this commission in large
measure depends the solution of the prob
lem Of government control of the railroads
In this country. Wisely administered it
may be of immense value to the public.
Unwisely, it may do immense injury both
TO the roads and to the business of the
country OF the democratic members,
who will numerically control the board,
Mr.. Morrison Is the only one who has
much national reputation He is native
of Illinois, a lawyer and has represented
the eighteenth Illinois district during no
less than SeUcn terms in Congress He is
man of undoubted honesty and capac-
ty. Judge Cooley is tirst-class man
in every respect-a man of great
ability, large legal and judicial
experience, absolute integrity, and though
now holding the very responsible position
of receiver of the great Wabash railroad,
here in no wise so identified with railroad
interests that he cannot be relied on to do
justice between the people and the roads,
when their interest conflict Col. Walker
has not heretofore attained national
reputation, but few men stand higher in
the State of Vermont He is leading
member of the Vermont bar, late presi-
dent of the Vermont Bar association, and
has been of counsel in most of the recent
heavy railroad cases in this State. He
was prominent legislator when a mem
Der of our State Senate, and was the
author of the bill for State railroad COM
mission introduced by him in the Senate
in 1882 He is wholly incorruptible. clear
headed ri hit minded, faithful to duty and
principle. Probably partisan considera-
tons will not enter into the work of the
board, which will be largely of "A judicial
character in any event the republican
members of it will not be ciphers, and Of
the board AS constituted the public have
right to expect valuable service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The liquor men of New York, assisted
by the political prohibitionists, are work
ing like beavers to defeat the Crosby high
license bill in the Legislature. In the
present condition of things, in the State of
New York it is utterly hopeless to expect
chat prohibition could be either adopted
or enforced. A high license bill like the
Crosby bill, is certainly the next best
thing and every temperance man in the
State ought to work for it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The Richmond Hotel, which burned in
Buffalo, was new one, only opened for
business two months ago The men who
in these days, construct death-trap in
which a fire could cut off all means of
escape for most of the guests, within five
minutes after it started should be prose
cuted criminally.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

In response to newspaper criticisms upon
the luxurious headquarters of the Knights
of Labor in Philadelphia, Mr.. Powderly
says; 'If there is any class of men who
can enjoy and ought to have good easy
place to sit down, it is the working class "
True enough but how many of the
working classes who pay for these sumptu-
Gus apartments, ever haye the privilege
of enjoying themp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The April number of Macmilldn'S Mag
dzine will contain Tennyson's- jubilee
ode TO Queen Victoria. We are curious to
see how the laureate will make this jubi-
liant strain chime with the minor chord of
his "Locksley Hall Sixty Years After"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The eighteenth annual reunion of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
which is to be held in Washington on the
18th and 18th of May, will be distinguish
ed by the unveling of the statue of Presi
dent Garfield, which has just been com
pleted 1t is to stand at the junction of
Maryland avenue and First street. 1t is
of heroic size, and will be one of the finest
statues in Washington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

1t is significant fact that when the
Crosby high license bill came up in the
New York assembly every republican
save two voted for it and every democrat
voted against it. The democrats and the
saloons are everywhere in league
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

A recent decision Of the Queens Bench
at Toronto, Canada, will be pleasing to
the Mormons. 1t is to the effect that any
married citizen of the Dominion who
crosses the line and marries again in the
United States cannot be prosecuted for
bigamy on his return, unless it can be es-
tablished that he left Canada for the pur-
pose Of committing the offence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Thirty-nne foreign fire insurance com
panies, representing several hundred mil
lion dollars. have been licensed by the in
surance commissioners of Vermont to
transact business in this State for the yeaI
ending March 81 1887
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

A Washington physician claims to have
discovered fluid which enables one to
fast indefinitely, grow stronger daily,
work without fatigue and sleep without
rocking, and yet it is not drug. Supply
pipes should Immediately be laid to all
the centres of population.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

OF $4,000 women entitled to vote for
school officers, in Massachusetts, an aver
age of little over 1000 have registered as
voters, and an average of 1911 have acCu-
ally voted, during the last five years. In
other words only one woman in every lSC
is willing to vote. In Leavenworth, Kan
sas, where new law gives women the
right to vote on municipal matters, it is
reported that a thousand women have
registered and it is thought that good
many of them will vote, on one side or The
other, in the coming election, which in
wolves Il temperance issue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The people of Vermont extend their sym
pathy to the people of South Carolina and
Georgia, who have just had their garden
sass cut off by frost. No early peas have
suffered from the frost in Vermont as yet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Some of the papers seem to be under
the impression that the interstate com
merce bill prohibits the sale of mileage
tickets. This is not so. The bill simply
forbids the sale of mileage tickets at diff
ferent rates to different persons, or the
sale to one person and refusal to sell to
another This is kind of discrimination
against which the public has complained
for a long time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

1t is predicted that Mr.. Cleveland will
call an extra session of Congress in Octo-
Der, with view to legislation for the re-
duction of the revenue and to appropriate
money to supply deficiencies. There
would have been less need of this if
the president had not killed so many APP
preparation bills by pocket vetoes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25


In accordance with the veneratt d custom of
New EaglanG it becomes the people of this
State to humbly confess their transgressons
and rt-comings to Almighty God and in
humility acknowledge their dependence upon
Him
Therefore, !. Ebenezer j. Ormsbee, govern
or of the State of Vermont, do hereby APP
point Friday, the eighth day of April next, as
a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. Let
us on that day cease from our accustomed
labors, refrain from improper amusements
and meet in the appointed places of worship
and there join in fitting and appropriate re-
ligious exercises. | recommend that at such
exercises, and at our homes, we make special
acknowledgment of our dependence upon the
Divine Providence and devoutly pray to God
for continuance of his many blessings and
mercies. Especially let us earnestly supplicate
that the scourgc of intern perance may be
stayed and that our otherwise happy land
prosperous land may be relieved from that
widespread and terrible curse and may we
not only so pray but so live that our precept
and example may be in accordance with such
prayer.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State in the executive chamber at Brandon
this 18th day of March, A. D., 1887, and of the
independence of the United States the ll2th.
EBENEZER }. ORMSBEE.
BY the Governor,
FLETCHER ID. PROCTOR,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The attention of our readers has been
called to the fact that, as the agricultural
experiment station bill is worded 1t has
been decided to be necessary for Congress
to appropriate annually the sum needed
to carry out the measure instead of hav-
ing this appropriation continuously avail
able, rs Congress, no doubt, intended
This Interpretation was evidently not con.
templated by the trainers of the bill but
such a construction is undeniably posi-
ble and in fact seems to be the intent of
the section referred to.
So, too, with the interstate commerce
bill. 1t has been discovered that some
sections of this bill are so vaguely
worded that nobody can tell ex-
actly what they mean. One Photographer
wittily suggests that the bill be sent to
Robert Browning to be turned into poetry,
in order that it may be more lucid All
the appropriation bills are found to be full
of clauses of doubtful meaning. The trade
dollar bill was so crude that there was
much doubt as to the possibility of its eX-
ecution. The anti-polygamy bill, which
was extensively amended in the course of
| its passage, is said to contain some mex
| plicable provisions. 1t is evident that
greater care and accuracy of statement
on the part of our national lawmakers are
sadly needed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Ex-senator Eaton of Connecticut says
John Sherman is stronger than Blaine,
and Edmunds ADLER than, but not so
strong candidate, as Sherman. lie is
inclined to think that Mr.. Blaine will
name Allison as the republican candidate
and that Allison will be elected. The
prediction season may thus be considered
formally opened.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

General Lew Wallace, in his lecture
Tuesday praised highly the valor, piety,
federation and courtesy of the Turk. That
he could not add honesty to his virtues
would seem to follow from the statement
that the sultan finds it impossible to re
form evils in his empire of which he is
fully conscious, owing to the impossibility
of finding honest servants to execute his
his wishes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The governor of Tennessee has signed
the bill providing for the submission of a
constitutional prohibtory amendment to
vote of the people in September next.
The temperance people of Tennessee are
not without hope that the amendment
will be adopted,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

A bill for the repeal of capital punish
ment has been passed by both Houses Of
the Maine Legislature and has gone to the
governor. The bill takes av ay from the
governor the power to pardon convict
sentenced for murder in the first degree
unless his innocence has been established.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

A despatch from London says that Mr.
Parnell will oppose any Irish land pur-
chase bill based apon the existing judicial
rents, which are at least twenty per
cent too high.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

One of the yachts in the ocean race, the
"Dauntlesg," was sighted by the steam
ship "Rugia," justlarrived in New York.
She was in latitude ~ 05, longitude 40
So, or about 1ll5 miles east of New York.
This is by no means as far as it was eX-
pected the yachts would travel in the
given time. They have probably been de-
layed by the strong westerly gales that
have prevailed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Probably none of the resolutions of sym
pathy and regard called forth by the death
of Mr., Beecher would have been more
grateful to him, could he have foreknown,
than those adopted by the newsboys of
New York city, These little fellows got
together and resolved to cherish the mem
DRY of their good friend. "We knew him
well, they said, che was always kind to
us, and we shall miss him from the streets
of Brooklyn" Not every man is missed
by all classes in the community when he
dies, as is Mr.. Beecher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Gen W. Il. Sherman once more declines
TO be a candidate for president of the
United States or any other civic office
The general recommends his brother
John as good man for the place, He has
no objections to admitting the presidency
into the family
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The Troy Press appears as an eight-page
paper, and has donned new dress in
honor of the occasion. The chief fault we
have to find with the Press is that it is
democratic in politics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The people of this country little realize
what enormous sums are paid annually
by the people of the leading European ma
lions to support their military organize
tions France and Germany each spend
Sl1OOOO,0OO. Britain $l4S,000,000 and
Italy sl6000O,o00 This makes 1888, 900 900
for five nations, and if the army expenses
of Austria, Turkey ana lesser nations be
added, the grand total of the annual mill
tary burden of Europe will be nearly 81,
600, 900. 900. How fortunate it is for America
that she doesn't have to live in the Euro
pean apartment house
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Before the debris had been cleared up at
the Bussey bridge the Massachusetts Sen
ate passed bill requiring that all railway
bridges in the State should be inspected
at stated periods.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Governor Ormsbee, in his excellent pro-
clamation, elsewhere printed, appoints
the sth of April, which is " Good Friday"
as the annual State Fast day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

A ST. Johns, n. b., despatch says that
since President Cleveland has given his
assent to the retaliatory bill there has
been decided change in sentiment there
over its probable effect on Canada should
she persist in denying privileges to United
States fishermen. The st. John Telegraph
says;
We venture to say that the full gravity
of the situation has not dawned upon this
community. Our neighbors have resort
ed to the last alternative, next TO war.
War itself must in time result from en-
forced non-intercourse between two COM
munities, situated as the Dominion and
the republic are. Shall we, in the face of
such conditions. 90 on enforcing the GUS
toms regulation as to American fishing
vessels, which were adopted last year If
SO, we shall have non-intercourse, with its
penalties as above brought on. We be
! lieve that the president will act as the law
declares he shall act. And, if go, we are
face to face with an international crisis OF
the gravest character
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Mr.. Gladstone, who is the best friend
that Ireland possesses, believes that Irish
home rule, if it comes, must come by de.
grees This is fact which many Irish
men in this country do not seem to real
ize. They are too often impatient and
impetuous. 1t would be well if all of
them would heed the wiseadvice given by
Rev. ID. j. O'Sullivan in his address in
Burlington on st. Patrick's day "Avoid
all secret combinations Let your object
and your aim, as far as Ireland is con
cerned, be to gain the honor and approval
of the civilized world"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

1t is rumored that the United States is
TO have papal nuncio or apostolic dele
gate, soon to be appointed by the pope.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

The Argus says that the following
"order a." has been issued by the super
intendent of the railway mail service, we
suppose for New England, under date of
March IL
Numerous serious complaints have recent
ly been made relating to delay of letters for
burlington, Vt. and especially those directed
to the Merchants National bank, mostly in
printed envelopes. These errors have been
traced to old and experienced clerks in most
of the instances. 1t shows that they nre
cases of gross carelessness, and unless these
errors are corrected at once it may lead to
serious consequences to those who make
them
This is not very good English; but is
Ineligible. We certainly should ask for
no favors for the "old and experienced
republican clerks from democratic SUI
perintendent, nor for any clerk guilty of
gross carelessness. And if all concerned
will give the public prompt and accurate
mail service, there will be no occasion for
bowling on the part of either press or pub
lie. The order is at least proof that the
"errors" existed. How the responsibility
for them should be divided, between the
old and new clerks, we have never under
taken to say; but we venture to doubt
that any more of them have been traced
to the old clerks than to the new.
Mr. Edward Atkinson's recent articles
in the Century Magazine on the strength
and weakness of nations are exceedingly
valuable and suggestive. They show
that, after all, the American people, with
out a standing army and without Il fleet
is nevertheless in various respects the
strongest nation in the world. Mr.. Atkin-
sons statistics show that while the bur
den of taxation in America is less than
one-third of the amount imposed in many
European countries, it is possible for each
laboring man to earn nearly twice as much.
The enormous burden of taxation abroad
and the steadily increasing national debts,
result from the standing armies which
these countries are obliged to keep as a
menace to each other, and it is Mr.. Akin
sons opinion that this state of affairs will
in time result in revolution and universal
bankruptcy in the old world. In view of
the facts cited he pertnently asks "ls not
our apparent weakness the very source OF
our strength Are we not stronger with
out extensive Notifications, navies, and
other ornaments, than we should be if we
spent our force in constructing them ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

We give for the benefit of our readers
the following statistics of losses by fires
in the State of Vermont during 1856.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

Senator Joseph Hawey OF Connecticut
says that he has been astonished at the
violent language some of his democratic
colleagues have INDUCED in when refer
ring to this administration. For all
that" he said "l think we could defeat
Hill in New York easier than Cleveland.
Hill has never been able, so far as can
Judge, to rise above the level of poll
tician. He has not got the confidence of the
conservative business men, and they are
an enormous power. But l do not think
the democrats can win with any man next
year. The signs portend a republican vic
tory"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

AS the matter now stands the interstate
commerce commission is to be Judge
Thomas NJ. Cooley of Michigan Gndepen-
dent republican,, chairman, William h.
Morrison of Illinois (democraD, w. L..
Bragg of Alabama (democrat, and J. d.
Herman (democrat), New York. The other
republican, or so-called republican, is to
come from New England or the Middle
States. The president might as well have
constituted the commission entirely of
out and out democrats. They will control
it absolutely.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

They have a picturesque way of doing
things in Texas. which breaks the monot-
ony of life and keeps the newspapers well
supplied with material. A Texas editor,
who criticized the proceedings of the lower
house of the State Legislature, the other
day, was expelled from the floor; where
upon he retaliated by causing the arrest
of the speaker. The editor and justice be
fore whom the speaker was taken were
thereupon brought before the bar of the
House, and the former was committed to
Jail for forty-eight hours for contempt
Those who are familiar with the charac-
ter of Texas journalism, will admit it to be
possible that the penalty was not extreme.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

FLETCHER ID. PROCTOR,
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

President Garrett of the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad has given 5000 To the ne"
art museum at Princeton college.